• Muriel Denke, who has been a kindergarten teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Pacific Beach for 34 years, announced she plans to retire at the end of the school year to spend more time with her grandchildren and travel with her husband. • New officers and directors of the Mission Bay Real Estate Association for 2011 who were installed on Jan. 11 are President Don Brown, First Vice President Mike Lawson, Second Vice President Tom Chambers, Treasurer Bryan Hoffman and Secretary Joel Hawk. The past president is Brien Metcalf. Directors are Ensley Elsbach, Trenton Bonner, Carol Kaplan, James Carmody and Alex Rojas. • Elizabeth Podsiadlo, the “Singing Chef,” will hold a spirited “Aphrodisiac Cooking Class” as a fundraiser for the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club on Feb. 4. Cost is $20 with early registration. Call Chef Elizabeth, (858) 547-8620.